Romans 5:5

Romans 5:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
• New International Version (NIV)And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.

Context of Romans 5:5

3Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. 6For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—

Romans 5:5 word by word

ἡ δὲ ἐλπὶς οὐ καταισχύνει, ὅτι ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ θεοῦ ἐκκέχυται ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ἡμῶν διὰ πνεύματος ἁγίου τοῦ δοθέντος ἡμῖν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• makethκαταισχύνωkataischunō · to dishonorG2617
• notοὐou · noG3756
• becauseὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• the loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• is shed abroadἐκχέωekcheō ekchunō · to pour outG1632
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ourἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• heartsκαρδίαkardia · heartG2588
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• theπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• which is givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325

Cross-references for Romans 5:5

• Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts him off, when God takes away his life?
• Psalms 22:4In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them.
• Isaiah 28:15Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with Sheol we have an agreement, when the overwhelming whip passes through it will not come to us, for we have made lies our refuge, and in falsehood we have taken shelter";
• Isaiah 45:16All of them are put to shame and confounded; the makers of idols go in confusion together.
• Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. With their faces to the ground they shall bow down to you, and lick the dust of your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who wait for me shall not be put to shame."
• Jeremiah 17:5Thus says the Lord: "Cursed is the man who trusts in man and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord.
• Philippians 1:20as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:16Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
• 2 Timothy 1:12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.
• Hebrews 6:18so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
• Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
• Matthew 22:36"Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?"
• 1 Corinthians 8:3But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.
• Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
• 1 John 4:19We love because he first loved us.
• Isaiah 44:3For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour my Spirit upon your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.

Commentaries on Romans 5:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5And hope maketh not ashamed - A hope that is not rationally founded will have its expectation cut off; and then shame and confusion will be the portion of its possessor. But our hope is of a different kind; it is founded on the goodness and truth of God; and our religious experience shows us that we have not misapplied it; nor exercised it on wrong or improper objects. Because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts - We have the most solid and…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And hope maketh not ashamed - That is, this hope will not disappoint, or deceive. When we hope for an object which we do not obtain, we are conscious of disappointment; perhaps sometimes of a feeling of shame. But the apostle says that the Christian hope is such that it will be fulfilled; it will not disappoint; what we hope for we shall certainly obtain; see Philemon 1:20. The expression used here is probably taken from Psalm 22:4-5; Our fathers trusted…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5hope does not disappoint (literally does not put to shame): In the Old Testament, shame sometimes means that God has judged someone as guilty (for example, Isaiah 28:16, quoted in Romans 9:33). has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit: See Jeremiah 31:33–34; Acts 2:17–21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. And hope maketh not ashamed--putteth not to shame, as empty hopes do. because the love of God--that is, not "our love to God," as the Romish and some Protestant expositors (following some of the Fathers) represent it; but clearly "God's love to us"--as most expositors agree. is shed abroad--literally, "poured forth," that is, copiously diffused (compare Joh 7:38; Tit 3:6). by the Holy Ghost which is--rather, "was." given unto us--that is, at the great…Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 5:5

• Graces
• Holy Spirit
• Hope
• Love
• Resignation
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Holy Ghost
• Abound
• Access
• Adoption
• Atonement
• Condemnation
• Die
• Disobedience

Commentaries on Romans 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings